Adam J. Falcone
Adam Falcone is a partner in the health law, non-profit and corporate law, and federal grants law practice groups. Mr. Falcone assists health care providers, provider networks, and managed care organizations with regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters. In addition, Mr. Falcone advises non-profit charitable organizations,trade, and professional associations on incorporation, tax-exemption, and antitrust matters.
In his health care practice, Mr. Falcone counsels publicly-funded health care entities such as community health centers, Medicare and Medicaid HMOs, and PACE organizations on contracting, regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement matters. He provides specialized guidance on the complex interaction between federal programs created under the Public Health Service Act (e.g., Federally Qualified Health Center and 340B Drug Discount Programs) and the Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs created under the Social Security Act.
Mr. Falcone also advises clients on tax and antitrust issues related to corporate transactions; including mergers & acquisitions, affiliations, and joint ventures. Additionally, he represents clients in rule-making proceedings before the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of Inspector General, and the Health Services and Resources Administration.
Prior to joining the law firm, Mr. Falcone served as Program and Policy Counsel at the Alliance of Community Health Plans, a national association of non-profit and provider-owned health plans. In that capacity, he provided advice on legislative and regulatory matters and represented the Alliance before the Congress and Executive Branch.
Mr. Falcone began his legal career as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division's Health Care Task Force at the U.S. Department of Justice. In that position, he led and participated in civil antitrust investigations and litigation of anticompetitive activity by physicians, health plans, and other entities.
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999 J.D., Cum Laude
Honors: Edward F. Hennessey Scholar
Major: Concentration in Health Law with Honors - Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, 2001 M.P.H.
- Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA, 1994 B.A.
Major: Biology
- Law Clerk, Arizona Court of Appeals (1999 - 2000)
- District of Columbia Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member
- American Health Lawyers Association, Member
- Health Care Compliance Association, Member
- Whitman Walker Health, Board Member (2008 - Present), Board Chair (2012 - Present)
- District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, Gay and Lesbian Outreach & Engagement (GLOE) Advisory Committee, Executive Committee Member (2006 - 2011)
- Introduction to Medicaid, DC Bar Association, 2012
- Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Corporate Compliance, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and College of Professional Studies, 2005 - Present
- Corporate Compliance Training Program, Nat’l Association of Community Health Centers, 2007-Present
- Surviving External Compliance Audits, Medicaid Managed Care Summit, 2008
- Managed Care Training, Missouri Primary Care Association, 2007
- Preparing for CMS Audits, Alliance of Community Health Plans, 2007
- What You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care Compliance Programs, 15th Annual Medicaid Managed Care Congress, 2007
- An Introduction to Health Care Corporate Compliance, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
- Medical Records Law, Lorman Educational Services, 2005
- Adam J. Falk (Co-Author), “Mandatory Compliance Programs May Result in Financial Blow”, Bloomberg L. Rep., Health L. Rep., Feb. 7, 2011.
- Adam J. Falk, At the Bar: Health Reform Provisions Make Compliance More Important Than Ever, The Community Health F. Mag., Summer 2010, at 20.
- Adam J. Falk, At The Bar: Health Reform Legislation Likely to Increase Legal Risks for Health Centers, The Community Health F. Mag. (Fall 2009).
- Adam J. Falk, CMS and Sub-Regulatory Guidance: Is There a Compliance Risk?, BNA's Medicare Report (January 2009).
- Adam J. Falk, Information Bulletin: Conducting a Health Center Risk Assessment, Nat’l Ass’n of Cmty. Health Ctrs. (September 2008).
- Adam J. Falk, Why Associations Need Corporate Compliance Programs, Am. Soc’y of Ass’n Executives, Ass’n Law & Policy e-Newsletter (2007).
- Adam J. Falk, National Association of Community Health Centers, The Community Health F. Mag., various articles (2004 to Present).
- Adam J. Falk, National Association of Community Health Centers, The Community Health F. Mag., issue briefs and bulletins on various topics, including Medicare Advantage contracting; recruitment and retention issues; integrated services development networks (ISDNs); and health services for special populations (2004 to Present).
- Adam J. Falk, Variations in Healthcare: Implications for Quality Improvement, Alliance of Cmty. Health Plans (2004).
- Adam J. Falk, Sex Offenders, Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility: The Constitutional Boundaries of Civil Commitment After Kansas v. Hendricks, 25 Am. J. Law & Med. 117 (1999).
- Alliance of Community Health Plans, Program and Policy Counsel (2002 - 2004)
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Trial Attorney (2001 - 2002)
- Tel Aviv, Israel
